Egg - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|eɡ|
Brit.
|eɡ|
noun
- animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
- oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (syn: ball, nut, orchis, testicle)
- oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (syn: ball, nut, orchis, testicle)
verb
- throw eggs at
- coat with beaten egg
- coat with beaten egg
egg a schnitzel
Extra examples
The egg will hatch about 10 days after it is laid.
I bought a carton of eggs.
The egg is fertilized by the sperm.
Their suspicions egged them to cruelty.
Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.
The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days.
Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast.
Whisk the egg white (=the white part) until stiff.
Beat in two of the egg yolks (=the yellow part).
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: egg
he/she/it: eggs
present participle: egging
past tense: egged
past participle: egged
I/you/we/they: egg
he/she/it: eggs
present participle: egging
past tense: egged
past participle: egged
noun
singular: egg
plural: eggs
singular: egg
plural: eggs
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